Stacker.



E. A. KEESLING.

STACKER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 190B.

91 O, 1 31 Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

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EDGARA. KEESLING, OF SYLVIA, KANSAS.

STAGKER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR A. KEEsLINe, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sylvia, in the county of Reno, and State of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Stacker, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has relation to st-ackers and it consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown anddescribed.

The object of the invention is to provide a portable stacker whichconsists primarily of sills mounted upon wheels and having a framelocated thereon. Y

Shafts are journaled for rotation at the upper end of said frame and arelocated at different elevations. An elevator is arranged to movevertically within the said frame and cables are connected with the saidelevator at their lower ends and at their upper ends are attached todrums mounted upon the said shafts. Each shaft is provided with a drumupon which is wound a cable and the said cables pass down and throughblocks located at the lower portion of the frame and a draft team oranimal is adapted to be connected with each of the last said cables forthe purpose of rotating the said drums and shafts. A friction brakedevice is connected with each of the said shafts and is adapted to beindependently operated for checking the movement of the respective shaftto which it is connected. A vertically movable shield is also connectedwith the said frame of the stacker and means is provided for moving theshield in an upward direction as the progress of building the stacksadvances. A skid is also hingedly connected with the stacker and isadapted to be swung down upon the ground for the purpose of enablingpush rakes or similar devices to be moved within the frame of thestacker and located over the elevator prior to dumping.

The elevator may be of any desired construction and may be provided atits ends with wind guards or partitions which may be removed for thepurpose of loading the elevator with hay. The opposite sides of theframe are open and the hay may be drawn in in shocks and deposited uponthe elevator and by causing the said cables to be wound upon the saidshafts or the drums located thereon the said elevator is raised withinthe frame and when at a suitable Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 1031908.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

Serial No. 437,793.

height one of the shafts is checked in its rotation by stopping thedraft team connected with the cable attached to the said shaft or byapplying the friction brake connected therewith and at the same timepermitting the other shaft to continue in its rotation whereby the rearedge of the elevator will be raised while the forward edge of the saidelevator will be checked. This will bring the elevator into an inclinedposition which will enable the hay deposited thereon to slip from theelevator and fall from the stacker upon the stack during the course ofits erection.

With these and other objects in view the device consists of the novelarrangement as will hereinafter be pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings :-Figure l is a vertical sectional view ofthe stacker. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

The stacker consists of the sills 1 which are mounted upon the axles 2.The said axles are supported upon the ground wheels 3. The frame orsuperstructure of the stacker is mounted upon the sills l and the saidframe consists of the uprights 4: and 5 which are connected together attheir upper end portions by the bracing timbers (3 and 7. The shaft 8 isjournaled for rotation at the upper ends of the uprights 4L and theguides 9 are vertically disposed along the forward edges of the saiduprights 4. The shaft 10 is journaled for rotation at the lower portionsof the uprights 4t and the said shaft is provided with the winding drums11. The pulleys 12 are journaled for rotation at the upper portion ofthe frame and the cables 15 are attached at their lower ends to theperipheries of the drums 11 and pass over the pulleys 12 and thendescend and are attached at their other ends to the shield 14 which isadapted to move vertically along the forward edges of the uprights 4.

From the above description it is obvious that when shaft 10 is rotatedthe drums 11 will rotate correspondingly and the cables 13 will be woundthereon whereby the shield lat will be moved vertically along theuprights f. The object in providing a vertically movable shield is toprevent the hay from being deposited between the forward edge of thestacker and the side of the stack as the stack is being erected. Alsothe said shield 14 will prevent the material from falling from the upperportion of the stack into the lower portion of the frame and interfering with the manipulation or movement of the movable parts locatedwithin the frame as will be hereinafter described.

The winding drum 15 is fixed to the shaft 8 and one end of the cable 16is attachedto the periphery ofthe drum 15 and the lower portion of thesaid cable passes under a pulley 17 journaled near the lower portion ofone of the uprights 4. A swingle or double tree 18 is adapted to beconnected with the lower end of the cable 16 and to the said tree thedraft animal or animals are attached for the purpose of drawing the saidcable and winding or turning the drum 15 whereby the shaft 8 is rotated.The drums 19 are fixed upon the shaft 8 and the upper ends of the cables20 are attached to the peripheries of the said drums 19. The lower endsof the said cables 20 are attached to the forward end portion of theelevator 21. Said elevator 21 is provided at its forward edge with atransversely disposed beam 22 the ends of which are located in theguides 9 provided at the forward edges of the uprights 4.

A sprocket wheel 23 is mounted upon the shaft 8 and a sprocket wheel 24is arranged concentrically with relation to the friction disk 25 whichis journaled for rotation at the upper portion of the frame work of thestacker; The sprocket chain 26 passes around v the sprocket wheels 23and 24. One end of the friction band 27 is attached to the frame of thestacker and the said band passes f around the under portion of theperiphery of he opposite end of the the friction disk 25. said band 27is attached to the lever 28 which in turn is fulcrumed to the frame ofthe friction disk 25 whereby the said disk will be checked in itsrotation and through the sprocket wheels 24: and 23 and the sprocketchain 26 the rotation of the shaft 8 may be checked.

The studs 30 are attached to the inner or forward edges of the uprights5 and at the upper ends thereof. The shaft 31 is journ'aled for rotationat the upper ends of the said studs 30. The drum 32 is fixed to theshaft 31 and the upper end of the cable 33 is fixed to the periphery ofthe said drum 32. The lower portion of the cable 33 passes around thepulley 3A journaled for rotation at the lower portion of one of theuprights 5 and the swingle or double tree 35 is attached to the lowerend of the said cable 33.v The drums 36 are also mounted upon the shaft31 and the cables 37 are fixed at their upper ends to the peripheries ofthe drums 36 and at their lower ends to the rear edge portion of theelevator 21. A sprocket wheel 38 is mounted upon the shaft 31 and asprocket wheel 39 is concentrically arranged with relation to thefriction disk tO which is j ournaled for rotation at the upper portionof the frame work constituting the stacker. The sprocket chain 41 passesaround the sprocket wheels 38 and 39. The friction band 42 is attachedat one end to a fixed point of the frame of the stacker and passesaround the under portion of the periphery of the friction disk 40. Theother end of. the said band 42 is connected with the lever 43 which isprovided at its free end with a draw rope 4%. Thus it will be seen thatwhen the said lever 43 is swung through the instrumentality of stressapplied to the draw rope 44L the friction band 42 will be brought intofrictional contact with the periphery of the friction disk 40 whichfrictional contact will check the rotation of the said disk 40 andthrough the sprocket wheels 39 and 38 and the sprocket chain 41 therotation of the shaft 31 may be checked.

The skid 45 is hingedly connected with the rear axle 2 of the stackerand may be swung down into contact with the ground, as indicated in Fig.1 of the drawing. Or if it is not desired to use the said skid it may beswung into an upright position over the rear axle 2.

The elevator 21 may be provided with the wind guards 46 which consist ofstrips of canvas mounted upon the posts 47 which are adapted to beinserted at their lower ends in suitable perforations in the floor'ofthe elevator 21. Should it be desirable to use the said guards for thepurpose of preventing the wind from blowing the material from theelevator 21 they may be set up in position shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawing, or if conditions are such that the said guards are notnecessary they may be easily and readily removed, as is obvious.

After the hay is deposited upon the elevator 21 the draft meansconnected with the trees 18 and 19 are started up and the shafts 8 and31 are caused to rotate, whereby the cables 20 and 37 will be wound uponthe drums 35 and 36, respectively. As the said cables are wound upon thesaid drums the elevator 21 is moved up within the frame of the stackerand when at the proper height one of the shafts, usually the shaft 8, ischecked in its rotary movement either by stopping the team of animalsconnected with the said shaft or by applying the friction deviceconnected with the said shaft while at the same time the shaft 31 ispermitted to continue in its rotary movement. As the said shaft 31continues to rotate the cables 37 are wound thereon so that the elevator21 is moved from a horizontal position into an inclined position and thehay carried upon the elevator slides from the same upon the stack whichis being erected.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters- Patent is 1. A stacker comprising a frame, an elevatormounted for movement vertically therein, shafts journaled for rotationat the upper portion of the frame, winding drums mounted upon the saidshafts, cables attached at their upper ends to the peripheries of saiddrums and being connected at their lower ends with the said elevator,friction disks ournaled for rotation upon the frame, sprocket wheelsconcentrically arranged with relation to the said disks, sprocket wheelsmounted upon the said shafts, sprocket chains passing around thesprocket wheels mounted upon the shafts and those concentricallyarranged with relation to the friction disks, friction bands attached attheir ends to the frame of the stacker, and passing around the lowerperipheral portions of the friction disks, levers fulcrumed to the frameand being connected with the other ends of the said friction bands, andpull ropes connected with the free ends of said levers.

2. A stacker comprising a frame, an elevator mounted for movementvertically therein, shafts journaled for rotation at the upper portionof the frame, winding drums mounted upon the said shafts, cablesattached at their upper ends to the peripheries of the said windingdrums and being connected at their lower ends with the said elevator,friction means operatively connected with the said shafts, a drivingwinding drum mounted upon each of the said shafts, a cable attached tothe periphery of each of the last said winding drums, said cablespassing down along the frame, pulleys engaging the lower portions of thelast said cables, and a means carried by each of the last said cablesfor connection with draft means.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoa'flixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDGAR A. KEESLING.

Vitnesses:

G120. R. KnEsLINo, J. W. LINDSAY.

